UK textile manufacturer plunges into administration | UK | News

A UK textile manufacturer has crashed into administration after 25 years in business. Lanfine went into administration on July 10, according to The Gazette. The Glasgow-based brand, which launched in 2001, works worldwide with retailers, brands and international manufacturers to make bed linen, curtains, fabrics, towels and home furnishing accessories. Products are designed and sampled at Lanfine’s Scottish mill and manufactured in Pakistan, China, Turkey, and Europe.

It is also ISO certified, which means products, services, or management systems meet internationally recognised standards, showing a business consistently delivers quality, safety, and efficiency.

A notice at the top of the website reads: “I write to inform you that Michelle Elliot and Callum Carmichael of FRP Advisory Trading Limited were appointed Joint Administrators of the Company on 10 July 2026.”

This comes after UK business administrations surged by 41% in January 2026, driven by high-street failures, rising wages, weaker consumer spending, and higher operating costs.

Official Insolvency Service statistics show 151 companies entered administration in January, representing a 14% increase compared to January 2025.

Sarah Rayment, managing director and global co‑head of restructuring at Kroll, said: “The key question at this point in the year is whether distress and insolvencies will continue to rise given the pressures facing UK businesses. The reality is that every sector will face headwinds this year.”

Todd Davison, managing director at Purbeck Insurance Services, said business failures can also affect company directors personally.

“Many directors will have signed personal guarantees to secure loans, overdrafts or trade finance,” he said, warning that failed guarantees can put personal assets, including property and savings, at risk.

Other brands that have gone into administration this year include National Car Parks (NCP), which has been in business for almost 100 years, and Denby Pottery, which has been trading since 1809 and is known worldwide.